Bottle-closure.



J. MELISGH. BOTTLEGLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED suya, 1908,

Pante'd May 4, 1909.

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W1 TNESSES 1N VENTQR Jahn Mflzsch Madison and State of UNITED sra-Tins PATENT essieu.

JOHN-MELISCH, or GRANITE CITY,

ILL'INoIs, AssIGNoRor ors-FIFTH To STEVE singin,

ONE-FIFTH TO ALEK ORY, ONE-FIFTH TO STEVE LASZLO, AND ONEJFTH TO UHARTQHS HEYDRICH, ALL OF BENBOW ClTY, ILLINOIS. I

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

A ject of the Emperor of AustriafHungary, re-

siding at Granite City, in the lcounty of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which' the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings,

l0 forminga part hereof.

l My invention has relation` to improvelments In bottle closures, and it conslsts in y .the novel construction of closures more fully,v f' -set forth in the speciication and pointed out l5 in the claims;

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a bottle in upright position/With thevneclr-extens'ion in section showing my invention a 'plied thereto; Fig. 2"is a similar view wit the bottle inverted; Fi 3 is-a horizontal section on line 3 3 of ig. 1, parts being broken away Fig. 4 is a perspective of the Weighted annular base which holds the diaphragm to the spider for a closed osition of the-bottle; Fig.l 5 is a sectional detail on line` 5 5 oi Fig. 1; and Fig.l 6 is asectional detailshow` ing a modified form of closure.

` The object of my invention is to vconstruct a bottle closure which willV automatically close'- the mouth of the bottle when the bottle is stood upright, and release the liquid when the bottle is inverted, the character of the closure being .such as to make the bottle practicallyfn0n-refillable when once emptied.

A further obj ect is to accomplish these results wit a minimum number of parts.

The a `vantages of the invention Will'bev better ap arent from a detailed description 'thereof W ich is as follows :-e

.Referring to the drawings, and for the present to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, B, Arepresents the body portion of a bottle, and n, the neck thereof which in this instance is e teriorly lscrewthreaded- Secured to the neck is lan extension 1 provided at the b0ttom with a locking spring@ which, when the extension is screwed to the neck its full ex-l tent automatically engages a depression or socket-3 whereby the extension becomes locked against any possible unscrewing. Carried by the extension 1 immediately beneath the annular shoulder s `is a spider 4 which rests on the upper edge ofthe neck being firmly held thereto by the shoulder s as v specification of Letters Patent. `App1ication tiled September 3, 1908-.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial .Na-461,566.

the extension 1 is driven home. Secured centrally to the spider 4 by means of a rivet 5 Is a rubber diap ragm or closure-disk 6 the edge of which restsjon the outer rim oi" the spider, lthe periphery of the disk just reaching to the inner wall of the extension 1'. Restin on the rubber disk-6 is the annular flaringase 7 of a conicalweight 8, said base bases of the win s engaging the upper' annular shoulder s orme mouth ya of the extension which mouth may be initially closed by an ordinary cork or Isto per c.

he: operation of the device may be described as follows:-With the bottle in an upright position, the Weighted base y7 rests 'upon the disk 6 and thus closes the neck n of the ,bottle 'When the bottle is inverted, the

part v7, 8, slips toward the mouth m allowing the pressure or'weight of the liquid in the bottle to yforce the outer edges of the rubber disk 6 away from lthe spider 4, and permitting the liquid to pass t rough the spider into the opening or /the base 7 thence through the s ace between the body of the weight S and tlie inner walls of the extension 1 between the wings l0, andout through the Amouth m, the corkv c having been previously removed,

(Figl 2'). When the bottle is again lighted' the arts resume their ori inal position and the bottle is avain closed F ig. 1).. p

It Will be'observed that the rubber diaphragm 6 is extremely pliable and sensitive, responding to the slightest pressure of liquid from within the bottle; and this sensitiveness causes it to instantly resume its' positionx at the base of the' being spaced from the Weight by connecting against the disk by any pressure from the oposite direction. So that should an attempt e made' to lforce liquid into the bottle when once emptied, such pressure would force the diaphragm 6 against the s ider 4 and cut ofi' any passage or flow of the iquid into thebottle. Besides no provisionwould be made to allow for the escape of air- 'Whieh is Within the bottle, thereby makin the present bottle praetically`non-rellab e.- The form of the weight 8, and the character of guide-wings l() may obviously be departed from without in any wise a'eeting the nature or epiri;y of my invention. The annular weighted inember 7 it will he Seen promets the outer edges o the diaphragm freir). being truiigered with by unauthorized persons who might he tempted te reiii the hottie.

In Fig. 6 have shown a, closure specially :@piieehie t) 1'1ie`ieine hotties, or hotties of' Email Capacity, Where the Weight of the Piece i might be ihsuiheient 'Lo release the dief {furngm when the boi/tie is inverted. ,in hae ense, provide a weight or ping S with a spring u', inserted. inte e socket ei" the ping, the projeeiiiig head of the Spring having; mi expended heed h which bee rs i r rests against the diaphragm 6; "El Serin "ming im en*- panding one, it forces the phi amd iis :mf miler base *ze releasing position. that is te say, army from the yieidin edges of the diaphragm, aiiowiiig the contents ei the hottie to be removed. F course, in. that ease the cork. c is depended on io Giese the hottie showiii in (i, or, v ii: drive@ im eneugh ieee the he i the buse '7 of' the plug signing@ 'che irrigui hef Silly] f5 is the ense in 'ig. i. in i et (i, the shoulder at, the Dese the \J extension l is dispensed with. the i'rieioifal engage/mei. and, eieee :iii heimwee-n the Seide" and extension. sewing to hold Such evfder in position wihout the empioyiiieii e1 :i shouiv (ier.

Having described my inveiitien, what ir; eemhirmtiou f, having si. nach. mi @Xie/hi' i Snidei' havin@ im outer rim.,` reswigf, mi, ehe edfl'e of the Dee i vii-h .i ieii :md heid xii pesi'ioii hyihe im' yielding d ohiagni carried by and resting over the spider and gaging the outer rim thereof, :in minimii? member adopted to heer against the die phragm, a Weight secured toV the member :md spzieed a Suitable distance therefrom, guides on `the weight engaging.' the inner Walls oi' the extension, the hitter haring formetioi'is for erresviiuihg the guides upon the falling of the weight in. mi inverted position of the homie, su'hstzuitiuliy :is sei,- forth.

in eomiiiiiiiimi with a, boi-'ile ,having :i meek, spider hiring im outer riml engr the edge o? the nee :i yielding diepnrag' carried by and mating ou the Spider and engaging t outer rim Lhereo", und ii, Spring oontroiiei .recipreeniiiegr phw above L ie (hephrzigiri adapted Lo he ore i te reiezifiixg position wr rhe iet/ion if lie zlfprii'ig, Suiistoiitizilly es set i'ertih f j 3. In eembinzi rim-ith @hottie heffing; Beek, a spider hwmg am outer rim. eirgziff'ng the edge of' A@he he( i, u, 'yielding die )hrigm carried by' and regia ,Si the. spider mid, en inging the outer eree, n. reciprocating Boring iiser ,ed in seid sockel', :md hij g i .I yfojeetiiig eno hee/rm@ against die center of the (harsher 1. :i imsui ammini eiesure mem ping, he Spring servii' ,.f te

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